Dragon's Lair Fans - Arcade Lifestyle
General Chat => Meetings, Exhibition, Events... => Topic started by: DarthNuno on October 29, 2007, 10:56:45 AM
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Here I Am...
This is it ... London... the 10th of October 2007 ... for the Preview 2008 Coin-Op Expo, an exhibition that shows the latest products from the best manufacturers and distributors the Coin-op industry has to offer. 8)
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith...
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre1.jpg)
...what a pain... 5 days ago I broke my big toe when I was working on my BattleZone cabinet ... Ouch... I was really affraid to cancel this London trip, but no !!! It's a part of "ArcadeLifeStlyle" :wink: .... I mean suffering for what you like :roll: ... So I'm here ... not easy to walk, but let's go :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre2.jpg)
At the entrance, I got my "All Access Area' :arrow:
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Day 1
...because I walk as fast as a turtle (with a bandage around my feet), I came two hours before the end of day 1 :? So I decided to walk everywhere, take my time, easy & cool like Fonzie 8) just locate the thinks, and go 'in deep' tomorow :)
First floor, a lot of gambling machines :
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Basketball games :
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Cranes :
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Slots ... a lot of ...
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In an other room...
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...the new generation of touch screen games... class :)
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... very nice too :roll: :wink:
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A new generation of 'coin-pusher' game :
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First floor, games for 'strong' men :)
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I'm entering in a HUGE room... most of the arcade games are here :o ...
Aliens Extermination :
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The lastest racing game from Sega : SEGA RACE TV ... Really Nice :P and 'Primeval Hunt', a shooting game that use -of course- a gun but also a touch screen to move :
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"Let's go jungle" from Sega, in its stantard cabinet :
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After Burner ClimaX deluxe version :
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(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre40.jpg)
Sega Pinair, a mix between a pinball and an air hockey :
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A naomi cab with the latest naomi game : Asian Dynamite, and Linbergh cabs running Virtual Tennis 3 / Virtua Fighters 5 :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre21.jpg)
Inital D4 :
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An interesting stand : STS, official parts supplier for SEGA :wink: :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre23.jpg)
Ghost Sqad Evolution :
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Namco Bandai stand ... with a stange cab ' : Panzer Elite Action :
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Routelle game :
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Fast & Furious Drift *4 players setup*, and Super Bikes :
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On the ElectroCoin stand, Chase HQ 2 from Taito in both version : Deluxe & upright :
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(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre29.jpg)
...and the latest Stern's pinball : Spiderman III :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre30.jpg)
For information, I think I was the only one to wear 'casual clothes' :roll: ... most of other people are here ... for business first 8)
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Another huge setup from Namco :
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The new Super Mario Kart II :
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Isn't it beautiful, a brand new side art :roll: :o :
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre38.jpg)
Nascar Racinf from EA / Gloval VR : It looks like Daytona USA... but this is not Daytona USA :?
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre37.jpg)
A stand for the 'passive games' in big simulators...
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And here's the HUGE version of the 'Let's Go Jungle' game from SEGA :o
You cannot start the game alone... like the Sega R360 by exemple, because it's like a ride... someone has to check if everything is fine during the play... So I ask to the 'Sega girl' to let me in & play 8) :wink:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/pre41.jpg)
...inside, two players on a seat that can quickly turns up to 270°... at the speed of light :shock: :o
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The game send images on two screens via two video projectors.
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and sometimes, the game blows air in your face... impressive :)
Outside of the 'Sega Theater', a control panel :
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Better than a poster, better than a marquee, better than a flyer, here's a "Let's go Jungle" statue :shock: :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo4.jpg)
General view of the 'Theater' :roll: :wink: :
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End of Day 1
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Day 2... the serious things first !
I have to visit "Brent', the official Namco branch in UK :arrow:
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I'm still looking for all informations I can get regarding the origin of my Galaxian3 Theater, and I know, according what the G3 seller said to me, many years ago guys came from UK and assemble the Theater :) ...I even have the name :wink:
Amazing ! On the Brent stand, I talk with Steve, a collegue of him 8) :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo7.jpg)
I explain him a part of my 'Galaxian 3 Theater' :) ...and he gives me the details of THE person I'm looking for :P ...more details soon in the G3 post :roll:
Ok, so today... let's have some fun on games :P There's not a lot of people who are playing games here ! Good news for me then :roll: :wink: And I even finish few games :o Thanks to the free play :roll: :wink:
Let's finish Aliens Extermination :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo8.jpg)
Having fun on the great Spiderman 3 pinball ... really amazing :o
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Back on Chase HQ 2 :arrow:
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Like the original game, it starts by the same words : "Hi, this is Nancy from Chase HQ..." :P
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Hey, look a these new Space Invaders pachislot ? Or Do I have to say Slot ? Because these are not made in Japan but ... in UK ?!
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(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo37.jpg)
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F&F Drift... Nice cabs, but I don't really like this game :?
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Same for F&F Super Bikes :oops:
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If the original Ghost Squad wasn't really fun, this new 'Evolution' version is amazing... I played it until the end :o
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Nobody's playing the After Burner ClimaX ? Cool... Let's finish the game :P
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... and "Let's go Jungle" too :wink:
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Hey, Sonic is back on the Arcades... with this 'game' :lol:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo19.jpg)
Sega presents a new game for kids... you've hit aliens directly on a screen with a kind of hammer :
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A lot of succes for the Saga pin-air :arrow:
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo24.jpg)
And here's the new generation of 'Cranes' ... the Sega version is called : SEGA UFO CATCHER :P
(https://www.dragonslairfans.com/preview2008/daytwo25.jpg)
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...and here's the Namco version :
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A mix between a coin pusher & a crane ...by Namco :arrow:
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And still lot of gambling / slot machines... everywhere :
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Hey, I know this message :roll:
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...windows is everywhere :shock: :P :arrow:
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A Golden Tee Live :
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Back on Namco Midnight Maximum Tune 3 :
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And here's the new generation of jukeboxes :
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Back on Sega to play Virtua Fighter 5...
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...and the new SEGA RACE TV :P
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A brand new cabinet for this game :
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It's the perfect spot to catch all the flyers for these new games :P :arrow:
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Because my interest is mostly in arcade games, I didn't take a lot of pictures of gambling or slot machines, but I can assure you there was a lot of them everywhere :wink:
...and this is it for this 'Preview 2008' 8)
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Well, I have all the aftenoon to spend in London, so here's few things to do 8)
Don't miss the shop "Forbidden Planet" : Anime, Audio, Books, Comics, Gaming, Manga, Toys, ... a must see :o
Exemple : If you're a big fan of Star Wars, here's what you can see (and buy of course) :arrow:
Animated Life-Size Princess Leia :
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Darth Vader :
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The Rancor :
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Jabba + Jabba's throne :
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All the lightsabers :
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All the figures :
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File size helmets :
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All kinds of books :
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Each time I go to London, I go to Picadilly Circus...
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...where is located one of the biggest arcade room, inside the trocadero : FUNLAND :arrow:
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The entrance :
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All the new games are here first...
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Hey, this is the Space Invaders UK seen at the Preview 2008 :
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There is a football game that use real card...
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...the player put the cards on the games ... amazing :o
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You can ask a *starter pack*, but you have to pay for new ones... of course 8)
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A Paradise Lost... nice cab, but the game is not really fun to play IMO :?
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8 Daytona USA ...linked together :o :
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A japanese cabs corner... Versus City :
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Oll' told me about another Game Room to visit in London... the name is NAMCO STATION :shock: sounds good isn"t it ?!!! :o :lol:
Ok, this room is close to 'London Eyes', in the county hall. So let's go.
I'm walking over there and I see something familiar ... this black flag ... 8)
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Yeeeesss... in the county hall, there is a Star Wars expo :P Ok, I already seen that same expo in Paris last year, but I'm a so big fan, and I have a lot of free time this end of after noon, so let's take a ride :)
Just few pictures... (I hope there are some Star Wars fans here too...)
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*amazing* ... it's about 5:00pm, and I'm almost alone in that museum :shock: Coooll :P I can take my time & watch everything... so quiet :roll: 8)
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... I can even enter into that ship :o :arrow:
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After the visit, you're immidiatly at the Namco Station :
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NAMCO ... or The Game Creator :P ... Home Sweet Home 8)
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No less than 3 levels ...
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What a nice coin pusher isn't it :roll: :wink:
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The NAMCO Bar... I would like to have something similar in my new Game Room :roll: :wink:
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Time to go for me ... I was looking for a Galaxian Theater ... but there's no more that game here :oops: ... we are in 2007, not 1997 :x 8)
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Bye Bye London.... 'til the next time :o :roll: :wink:
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Awesome!! Looks like you had a lot of fun!!! :D :D
I would love to go to one, but here, (in the US) everything is in California, and it's way to far away (from Houston) for me to go... :?
What would be really cool, is that if you had the $$$ ready, you could buy the game you know you'd like, and get it new in the box!!! :D :D
Again, Very cool!!! :D :D :D
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...and here's the date for the Preview 2009 :
Wednesday 1st October 2008: 10.00 - 18.00
Thursday 2nd October 2008: 10.00 - 16.00
Venue: Novotel London West
1 Shortlands, London W6 8DR. UK
All the details right here (http://www.preview-uk.com/home.html) 8)
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Looks like you had a great time. Love the pictures and thanks for sharing.
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I Love Showrooms/Gamerrooms Pictures ;)!
MFG
Dominik Krank